Nashville Technology Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621794295
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
6158731284
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,193,975
Expenses
$2,116,021
Assets
$790,075
Liabilities
$314,005

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

40 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELISE CAMBOURNAC END 1224 (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELISE CAMBOURNAC END 1224 (PRESIDENT & CEO): $287,440 total reported compensation
  • SANDI HOFF (COO): $171,934 total reported compensation
  • ALEX CURTIS (CDO): $156,454 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ntc mission is to advance the diverse technology ecosystem by connecting and promoting members, attracting, growing and retaining tech talent, and providing opportunities to reinvest in the greater nashville community.

What it reported doing in 2024

We believe connection is essential to growth. By facilitating educational and networking events, celebrations, and opportunities to give back, we cultivate a collaborative community that enjoys sharing, learning, and giving together. Some events include: ntc awards: the nashville technology council's annual awards celebrates innovation and excellence in middle Tennessee's tech community. The event honors outstanding individuals and organizations driving the region's growth, with awards highlighting leadership, innovation, and impact across the technology sector.hack for the community: hack for the community is a community-driven hackathon where developers, designers, and civic-minded volunteers team up to build tech solutions for local nonprofits. Over two days, participants prototype apps, data tools, and digital campaigns that address real needs like food security, volunteer coordination, or neighborhood communicationwhile nonprofits gain usable tools to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. The event blends collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on problem solving to strengthen nashville's social impact ecosystem. Nashville innovation summit: the nashville innovation summit highlights nashville's role as a hub for innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. It is a two day conference that features presentations, workshops, panels, and keynote speakers. It also provides networking opportunities for technology professionals in middle Tennessee.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 62% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.6%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 37 of 37 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $287K · 40 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.